Grilled Portobello Panini

Name: Grilled Portobello Panini
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters baby arugula; 1 loaf ciabatta; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh basil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh chives; 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed; 2 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 113 grams low-fat cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 servings Olive oil; 2 larges portobello mushrooms, stems removed, gills scraped out, sliced horizontally into 2 thin pieces; 1 small red pepper, seeds and ribs removed, quartered

Grilled Portobello Panini is a vegetarian main course. This recipe serves 2. One serving contains 795 calories, 26g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have cream cheese, kosher salt and pepper, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe.

Instructions

Heat a grill pan to medium-high heat.

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Grill Pan

Add the mushrooms and red peppers to a sheet tray, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Grill the portobellos for 3 minutes per side, 6 minutes total. Grill the red peppers for 5 minutes per side, 10 minutes total.

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Salt And Pepper

Portobello Mushrooms

Red Pepper

Mushrooms

Olive Oil

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Grill

Remove from the grill and set aside until cool enough to handle.

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Grill

Cut two 4-inch pieces of bread, then slice in half lengthwise.

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Bread

Spread the Herbed Cream Cheese

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Cream Cheese

Spread

Spread on each piece of bread. Pile on the grilled portobellos, red peppers and arugula on 2 slices of the bread and close the sandwiches.

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Portobello Mushrooms

Red Pepper

Arugula

Spread

Bread

Place the sandwiches on top of the hot grill pan and place a cast-iron skillet on top to press. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, and then flip and cook 3 to 4 more minutes on the remaining side. Slice on a diagonal and serve.

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Grill Pan

Frying Pan